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  1. 12-03-2014 02:04 AM #1
    leteton
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    Summoner ability mix up

    I've been meaning to put this out there for a year or so, but I'm wondering if the names bane and contagion were switched accidentally in the English version of the game. Was this intended? It really seems like it was mixed up.
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  2. 12-03-2014 02:41 AM #2
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    Now that you mention it ...
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  3. 12-03-2014 03:10 AM #3
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    Wow... I never actually took a step back and thought of the definitions and contexts of those titles until now.

    Well played SE. Well played.
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    FFXI: Marato - Quetzalcoatl BLM/SMN/BRD
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    The only SMN attack to get a very different name in English is Fester (Miasma Burst). Bane and Contagion are both direct translations from the Japanese names; they weren't swapped or anything.

    That said, it's not impossible that they got mixed up from the beginning... For example, the Elder Staff and Omnirod seem like they should swap names, considering appearance and which jobs equip them.
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  5. 12-03-2014 03:14 AM #5
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    Just like "Sneak Attack" makes no sense from the front, and "Trick Attack" makes no sense from the rear. Maybe mixed-up ability names are an easter egg or something.
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  6. 12-03-2014 04:30 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Riepah View Post
    Just like "Sneak Attack" makes no sense from the front, and "Trick Attack" makes no sense from the rear. Maybe mixed-up ability names are an easter egg or something.
    Based on the storyline and the animations, Sneak Attack and Trick Attack aren't mixed up.
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